Poor Little Rich Girls (1984 TV series)

Poor Little Rich Girls was a five-part television drama series broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV in 1984. It was written by Adele Rose and produced by Granada Television. The series focused on the lives of three teenage girls, each from wealthy and privileged backgrounds, and explored the challenges, both emotional and social, they faced despite their apparent advantages.

The narrative followed the girls as they navigated adolescence, relationships, family dynamics, and the pressures associated with their social status. While enjoying material wealth, the series highlighted the loneliness, parental neglect (or overwhelming expectations), and search for identity that characterized their experiences. The drama aimed to offer a critical perspective on the lives of the wealthy, suggesting that money does not necessarily equate to happiness or fulfillment.

The cast included emerging actors of the time and the series garnered moderate attention for its portrayal of affluent youth culture in Britain during the 1980s. Although not a critical darling or a long-running show, Poor Little Rich Girls remains a somewhat obscure, but notable, example of British television exploring themes of wealth, adolescence, and social commentary.